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The Hungry Tarpon Restaurant, Islamorada, FL

The Hungry Tarpon Restaurant

4.4
4.4
90 Reviews
$30 and under
Seafood
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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 4 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Seafood, American
  • Hours of operation
    Daily 6:30 am–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (305) 664-0535
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Neighborhood
    Islamorada
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Dog Friendly, Outdoor Firepit, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, View

What 90 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.4
4.4 based on recent ratings
  • 4.3Food
  • 4.3Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.1Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Key West / Florida Keys

    Great for brunch

  • Key West / Florida Keys

    Kid-friendly

  • Key West / Florida Keys

    Good for groups

  • Key West / Florida Keys

    Hot spot

  • Key West / Florida Keys

    Great for outdoor dining

  • Key West / Florida Keys

    Great for scenic views

  • Key West / Florida Keys

    Lively

  • Florida Keys - Monroe County

    Great for brunch

  • Florida Keys - Monroe County

    Kid-friendly

  • Florida Keys - Monroe County

    Good for groups

  • Florida Keys - Monroe County

    Hot spot

  • Florida Keys - Monroe County

    Great for outdoor dining

  • Florida Keys - Monroe County

    Great for scenic views

  • Florida Keys - Monroe County

    Lively

90 Reviews
  1. JadeP

    Key West

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food was great, service was great. We got to see 3 lemon sharks too which was amazing.

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  2. JillsThanksmas

    Tampa

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2023

    overall5food4service3ambience5
    The whole experience was great. It’s a lot of fun with the tarpon feeding and all the action going on. I think it would be a really hard place to work because people are getting up and down and moving around so service wasn’t good but I understand why. Food was very good.

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  3. ShelbyK

    E. Tennessee

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I wouldn’t defiantly recommend! We will be going back often! Love it 10/10

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    West Palm Beach

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Glad We stopped here for lunch in our way back to Boca Raton. Definitely an experience… feeding the tarpon was fun … and picked up all cute Christmas tree decoration

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    vip
    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 21, 2023

    overall1food1service4ambience4
    We like bar food but this was really terrible and quite expensive for what it was.

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  6. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our annual trip to the keys always includes at least one visit to the Hungry Tarpon! It’s a treat. Great food, awesome vibe, and excellent service. This trip I had the blended burger- yum!

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  7. JonandAnissa

    Western NC

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Had a great experience. Even the the restaurant was a lil slow food came out fresh and as expected. Ashley gave us great service. We look forward to going back during the day time to see the tarpon:)

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  8. KassiW

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food was great. Prices were fair, especially with how much food we had. Desserts are excellent too. The views were nice but the best of all was our server, Lindsey who was absolutely perfect!

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  9. BetsyL

    Tampa

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 29, 2023

    overall2food1service2ambience3
    The food was expensive for what we received. It was not fresh and was overcooked. It's a fun place to visit, but I wouldn't order the same thing again if we went back.

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    Greater Boston

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 15, 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience4
    Food was good. Very reasonable. Would go back again.

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  11. Jedi

    Coastal Georgia

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on October 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Breakfast was awesome! The best hash browns I’ve ever eaten! The atmosphere is definitely Florida Keys vibe!

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  12. OpenTable Diner

    Atlanta Metro

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on October 5, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Server was great. Food great quality. We went at a quiet time. But still had a great experience and talked to one of the the owners or managers and they’re we’re so nice. Amazing place.

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  13. SallieP

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The atmosphere was very inviting, bathrooms were very clean, food was EXCELLENT and our server Danny was FANTASTIC! We had an awesome experience feeding the tarpon after our breakfast and the lady working the dock was extremely nice! We liked it so much we went back for dinner the following night.

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  14. karimonique

    Las Vegas

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was amazing!! We were sitting right on the water!! The wait staff was amazing!!! A must try!!

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  15. Lara

    Fort Lauderdale

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 26, 2023

    overall3food3service1ambience3
    We were a bit disappointed. The host had no idea where to seat us. Finally he figured out a spot after roaming through tables. When we sat down we had to wait a bit until our server came to the table. We could barely hear him. I don't have a problem with someone being soft-spoken, however when there's a lot of other people around, the fish are loud & you're by the water, you need to speak up. We ordered our beverages & an appetizer. Our appetizer didn't take too long but someone else brought it out. We waited & waited & finally our waiter came back to take our order. Food took quite some time. And honestly the food was fairly ok. I liked the seafood chowder but the calamari was not cooked well. Our waiter never came back. Didn't ask if we wanted refills, how our food was, etc. I saw him stopping at other tables. Finally when he did come back he asked if we wanted dessert. We declined. Never asked how our food was. And when you spend that kind of money, you expect decent food & service. My husband still generously tipped him despite my objection but he's a firm believer that servers do live primarily off their tips. I agree but then you need to work for that. FYI I looked at our receipt. Our servers name was Adrian.

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  16. Norris

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 19, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    The whole fried snapper was wonderful. Had a great time , but the tarpon experience was cut short due to heavy rain.

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  17. DanaE

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 13, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Great food. Got to watch iguanas climbing all in the trees as we ate. Lots of shade despite being outside. Love this feel of the whole establishment. It sits in the middle of Robbie’s where you can hand feed wild tarpon fish. Very cool!

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  18. GloriaC

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 13, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    It was very dirty. Tourist trap. The appetizers were disgusting. Absolutely would not recommend.

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  19. LauraG

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great Islamorada experience! They took great care to accommodate our allergies.

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  20. JanR

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent food and atmosphere! Come eat and shop and feed the tarpons!

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  21. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The service and food was really good and I definitely recommend it and the atmosphere is nice and relaxing

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  22. OpenTable Diner

    Key West

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We got to eat right on the water, and with our Open Table reservation we were seated right away. The food came quickly, freshly made and delicious. Our server made great recommendations and we enjoyed watching the wildlife while we ate (Iguanas & birds). Feeding the tarpons after our meal was fun too! Great atmosphere!

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  23. D8M985

    London

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great hearty food....BIG portions! A little pricey but worth the experience. Watch out for pelicans when feeding the Tarpons!!

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  24. FionaA

    London

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on August 2, 2023

    overall3food1service4ambience5
    Fab setting, starter (conch fritters) was lovely, main courses were all totally cold and undercooked so we were disappointed as we had heard good reviews.

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  25. AngelS

    Atlanta Metro

    12 reviews

    3.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on August 1, 2023

    overall3food3service2ambience4
    Food was just ok, waiter didn’t come back to refill drinks, squished 6 of us at a small table

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  26. LeslieM

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The trailer trash Bloody Mary is a must!! Awesome!!

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  27. 0000

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 28, 2023

    overall2food3service1ambience3
    Our waiter wouldn’t split our check of party of 35 will not be back

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  28. OpenTable Diner

    Key West

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 26, 2023

    overall3food4service4ambience4
    Le restaurant est à côté du feeding des tarpons, ce qui est sympa. Par contre, malgré la réservation, notre table n’était pas prête. L’hôtesse pas du tout accueillante, voulait nous placer côté bar alors que j’avais précisé qu’on souhaitait une chaise haute. la table était située sous une fuite de toit donc dès qu’il pleut ça goutte! Rien à dire par contre pour la serveuse très sympa

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  29. CrystalT

    Orlando

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 23, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    Food was great, server was great. It was super hot outside, but there were plenty of fans!

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  30. jaym

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 20, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Could have used another drink refill, otherwise food was great . Highly recommend the wahoo cevice and whole snapper

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  31. HeatherC

    Exclusive

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on July 20, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience5
    We always like to stop in at Robbie’s when we are in the Keys for the vibe. We had fun feeding the tarpon. We were seated for dinner quickly and the reservation I made got us a table right at the water. Our server answered our questions and got the job done. Our meal however wasn’t anything to be excited about. The calamari was okay. Robbie’s chicken sandwich blackened with everything on it was good. The Key Lime Pie tasted like it didn’t have lime in it at all. More like a custard pie. And we have eaten a LOT of Key Lime Pie over the years. Gotta stop in here while in Islamorada but the food will not wow you.

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  32. KellyD

    Salt Lake City

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 19, 2023

    overall2food1service4ambience4
    Go to feed the tarpon, not yourselves. Food and drinks were awful.

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  33. SuzS

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 11, 2023

    overall1food1service4ambience1
    Not a great experience. We waited so long for our food only to find out our order was dropped and had to be remade. No communication from anyone until we started inquiring. We took the food to go and it was disappointing.

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  34. BnadOrlando

    Orlando

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    We enjoyed dinner followed by feeding the tarpons. The shrimp tacos and Thai mahi mahi fingers were exceptional.

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  35. KarenA

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Such a fun place. Great food! LOVED the conch fritters!

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  36. NinaJ

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 3, 2023

    overall3food2service3ambience2
    First impression: place was less than clean. Food was subpar & overpriced. Place was definitely overrated.

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  37. Cath

    Las Vegas

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 3, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Excellent spot, view, food, ambiance. Lots of activities around, great service. I would suggest to have more options for food restrictions/allergies but other that it was a perfect experience. We fed the tarpon and got snorkeling after eating. It was awesome!

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  38. OpenTable Diner

    Coastal Georgia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had a wonderful experience. The server was very attentive and friendly. We had a terrific table that was covered and had a view of the water. There were fans to keep us cool in the heat, and we still got to enjoy being outside in July.  The food was very good.  After lunch, we walked over to where the tarpons were feeding. We enjoyed walking out on the dock to watch the the tarpons jump out of the water to get the bait. I would highly recommend stopping here while on your trip to the Keys.

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  39. OpenTable Diner

    Miami

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 1, 2023

    overall3food3service5ambience4
    Food was okay. Service was great. Not a big fan of the Bloody Mary.

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  40. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing food best mahi tacos I’ve ever had will be back

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FAQs

The Hungry Tarpon Restaurant offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (305) 664-0535.

The Hungry Tarpon Restaurant is rated 4.4 stars by 90 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 4 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for The Hungry Tarpon Restaurant

77522 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, FL 33036

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Islamorada
  • Hours of operation
    Daily 6:30 am–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Seafood, American
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Dog Friendly, Outdoor Firepit, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, View
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